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Jul 20 2023July 20, 2023

Oppenheimer Review: Cillian Murphy Dazzles in Nolan’s Epic Biopic

By Victor Stiff / July 20, 2023 July 20, 2023 / Reviews / Alden Ehrenreich, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Film, Florence Pugh, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Kenneth Branagh, Ludwig Göransson, Movie, Oppenheimer, Review, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Conti / 4 minutes of reading

Oppenheimer stands as the most peculiar summer blockbuster to hit theatres in years. It’s a three-hour ensemble drama about burden: the burden of genius, expectations, and the guilt of creating a weapon capable of annihilating humanity. Obviously, this isn’t the type of summer movie that you’ll see cross-promoted on a Happy Meal. But if there’s one filmmaker …

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Jul 21 2022July 20, 2023

Nope Review: Jordan Peele’s Best Movie Yet

By Victor Stiff / July 21, 2022 July 20, 2023 / Reviews / Alien, Alien Abduction, Alien Movies, Aliens, Brandon Perea, Daniel Kaluuya, Horror, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Jordan Peele, Keith David, Keke Palmer, Michael Wincott, Nope, Sci-fi, Steven Yeun, UAP, UFO, UFO movie, UFO Movie Club / 5 minutes of reading

Horror movies get a bad wrap. More than any other genre, people define horror by lowbrow cliches; trashy premises, low production values, and excessive nudity and violence. So, when a standout horror flick arrives on the scene, critics shuffle it off into a separate category called elevated horror – creepy, smart, well-crafted horror flicks …

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